WV8 2LA
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Property report — WV8 2LA
Open-data due diligence for WV8 2LA and the area around it.
WV8 2LA in brief: 2 recorded sales (£177,000–£234,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WV8 2LA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WV8 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£390,044
Population
7,490
Crimes recorded
25
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
74%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in WV8 2, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (14 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-20 | £234,000 | 268 CODSALL ROAD | Detached |
| 2014-01-24 | £177,000 | 268 CODSALL ROAD | Detached |
2 recorded sales on WV8 2LA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birches First School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Palmers Cross Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Aldersley High School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Dovecotes Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Codsall Community High School | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE (0.6 mi) · RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY (0.8 mi) · TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NUFFIELD HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · NUFFIELD HEALTH - WOLVERHAMPTON HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · WEST PARK HOSPITAL (2.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: SEWER VENTILATION PIPE TO THE SOUTH WEST OF NO 134 (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL MILEPOST AT N.G.R. SJ 89020291 (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · DOVECOTE TO WEST OF DOVECOTE PUBLIC HOUSE (NOT INCLUDED) (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BILBROOK PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · BIRCHES BRIDGE PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · MORRISONS PHARMACY (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Bilbrook (0.7 mi) · Codsall (1.4 mi) · Wolverhampton (3.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.8 mi) · Morrisons (1.2 mi) · Co-op Food (1.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 50
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 3,021
Owned 86% · Social rent 4% · Private rent 9%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WV8 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WV8 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 17/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WV8 2LA in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWV8 | SectorWV8 2 | PostcodeWV8 2LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £342,582 | £390,044 | £205,500 |
| Population | 27,850 | 7,490 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 52 | 25 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 82% | 74% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 92% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WV8 2); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.